Music

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The Concert Choir, Orchestra, and Wind Ensemble are open to all Stritch students. In order to obtain permission to register for any of these ensembles, interested students must pass an audition, which also makes them eligible for a Performing Arts Scholarship.

Concert Choir: The Concert Choir is an ensemble of mixed voices, performing choral literature from various stylistic periods. The Choir performs at least one formal concert each semester and may tour during the spring semester. Membership in the Concert Choir is open to all qualified singers and can be taken for credit, with no additional fee. Prerequisite: audition, consent of the conductor.

Orchestra: Students enrolled in this course will perform with the Symphony Orchestra (Stritch Community Orchestra), which meets in the evenings, once per week, and performs three concerts per year (one during the fall semester and two in the spring semester). The literature performed consists of music from a variety of periods and styles. Membership in the Symphony Orchestra is open to all qualified University students and at-large community members and can be taken for credit, with no additional fee. Prerequisite: audition, consent of the conductor.

Our music faculty includes master teachers and performing local artists. Students have access to rehearsal rooms and Steinway pianos in the beautiful Stein Center for the Fine Arts. Lesson instruction is available in the following applied topics and performance concentrations: flute, oboe, bassoon, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, French horn, trombone, euphonium, tuba, percussion, violin, viola, cello, bass, voice, piano, accompanying, chamber music, and composition.

Courses within the Music Program offer small class sizes, individualized instruction, and a wide range of performance opportunities with outstanding conductors and instructors. Faculty members are nationally recognized performing artists, teachers, and mentors.

To contact our Music Department, please visit the Music Department Directory page.
If you have a question about our ensembles, lesson instruction, performances, or courses, feel free to ask a question below!